Relationship between uncertainty in the oil and stock markets before and after the shale gas revolution: Evidence from the OVX, VIX, and VKOSPI volatility indices

Sun-Yong Choi and Changsoo Hong

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-26

Abstract: We investigate the relationship between crude oil prices and stock markets. Unlike prior studies, we use implied volatility indices and evaluate the change in the relationship between the volatility indices through a sub-period analysis. Specifically, we examine the causal relationships among the crude oil, S&P 500 index, and KOSPI 200 index volatilities by using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds and the Toda–Yamamoto Granger causality tests. In addition, a BEKK-GARCH model is employed to enhance the robustness of the causality test results. These experiments indicate that the OVX and VIX show bi-directional causality in the period that includes the shale gas revolution and no causality in the period that does not. Further, the OVX Granger causes the VKOSPI in the former period, but there is no causality between them in the latter period. Finally, we find strong unidirectional causality from the VIX to the VKOSPI in both sub-periods. These results have important implications for the analysis of portfolio risk management and for assisting energy policymakers and traders in making effective decisions and investments, respectively.

Date: 2020
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